PE-backed manufacturer, four sites
Challenge: high cost of poor quality across four production sites.
Result: £700K of cost of poor quality eliminated and right-first-time at 99.8% across all sites.
Manufacturing Consultant UK
Measured outcomes from UK manufacturing sites. Client names are withheld where agreements require.
MN Consultants case studies show measured results from UK manufacturers: £700K of cost of poor quality removed across four sites, right-first-time raised from 70% to 99.8%, £272K of annual savings with no job losses, and a £3.5M automation project delivered on time and in scope.
Challenge: high cost of poor quality across four production sites.
Result: £700K of cost of poor quality eliminated and right-first-time at 99.8% across all sites.
Challenge: right-first-time was around 70%.
Result: right-first-time rose from 70% to 99.8%.
Challenge: cost pressure on two lines in a demanding OEM supply chain.
Result: a structured process review found £162K and £110K of annual savings across the two lines, with no job losses.
Challenge: long lead times and an unaddressed scheduling problem.
Result: 12% productivity improvement by removing non-value-adding steps and unnecessary handling, with zero redundancies.
Challenge: assembly throughput below target.
Result: assembly throughput tripled.
Challenge: justify, specify and deliver a major automation investment.
Result: a £3.5M automation project delivered on time and in scope, and £45K of customer penalty charges avoided through capacity optimisation.
Documented results include £700K of cost of poor quality eliminated across four sites, right-first-time up from 70% to 99.8% at a pump manufacturer, £272K of annual savings at an automotive supplier, a 12% productivity gain at an NHS Tier 1 supplier, tripled assembly throughput, and a £3.5M automation project delivered on time.
Client names are withheld where confidentiality agreements require. The figures describe real sites and are measured on the client's own floor.
No. The automotive supplier savings and the NHS Tier 1 productivity gain were achieved with no job losses or redundancies, by removing waste, unnecessary handling and non-value-adding steps.
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